The Challenge: All Stars

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The Challenge: All Stars
The Challenge, All Stars season 1 logo.webp
Genre Reality competition
Created by
Inspired by The Challenge
Presented by T. J. Lavin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes48
Production
Executive producers
  • Julie Pizzi
  • Justin Booth
  • Dan Caster
  • Mark Long
  • Leanne Mucci
  • Jack Reifert
  • Fred Birckhead
  • Ryan Smith
Production company Bunim/Murray Productions
Original release
Network
ReleaseApril 1, 2021 (2021-4-1) 
present
Related

The Challenge: All Stars is a spinoff series of the reality competition show The Challenge , which premiered on Paramount+ on April 1, 2021. [1] [2]

Contents

Production

The series originally was pitched by Mark Long on social media for a season with "old-school" cast members. His pitch went viral in June 2020, and he started reaching out to former cast members and eventually to The Challenge's production company, Bunim/Murray Productions. In August 2020, Long and Bunim/Murray official announced a partnership to work together on this series. Along with being a cast member, Long was also an executive producer. Other executive producers include Julie Pizzi, Justin Booth, Dan Caster and Leanne Mucci, with Jack Reifert as co-executive producer. [3] [4]

On February 24, 2021, the show was officially announced as The Challenge: All Stars, and premiered on the streaming service on April 1, 2021. [5] On October 13, 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on November 11, 2021. [6] The series was then renewed for a third season, which premiered on May 11, 2022. [7] [8]

A fourth season, which premiered on April 10, 2024, was filmed in early 2023 in South Africa. For the first time in the series, the cast also included a cast member who originally debuted on Are You the One? . [9] [10]

On December 18, 2024, the fifth season was announced with a "Rivals" theme. Additionally, it was revealed that the season would be moving from Paramount+ to MTV, and premiered on January 29, 2025. [11]

Seasons

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally releasedContestants
First releasedLast released
1 9April 1, 2021 (2021-4-1)May 27, 2021 (2021-5-27)22
2 10November 11, 2021 (2021-11-11)January 13, 2022 (2022-1-13)24
3 10May 11, 2022 (2022-5-11)July 6, 2022 (2022-7-6)25
4 12April 10, 2024 (2024-4-10)June 19, 2024 (2024-6-19)25
5 TBAJanuary 29, 2025 (2025-1-29)TBA26

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
11"Legends Never Die"April 1, 2021 (2021-4-1)
22"All That You Can't Leave Behind"April 8, 2021 (2021-4-8)
33"I've Got The Power"April 15, 2021 (2021-4-15)
44"Semi-Charmed Lifesaver"April 22, 2021 (2021-4-22)
55"Nuthin' but an OG Thang"April 29, 2021 (2021-4-29)
66"Free Fallin'"May 6, 2021 (2021-5-6)
77"What About Your Friends?"May 13, 2021 (2021-5-13)
88"Mo Money Mo Problems"May 20, 2021 (2021-5-20)
99"You're the Best Around"May 27, 2021 (2021-5-27)

Season 2 (2021–22)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
101"One More Time"November 11, 2021 (2021-11-11)
112"It's So Hard To Say Goodbye"November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)
123"Firestarter"November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25)
134"New Divide"December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)
145"Old Tina Can't Come to the Phone"December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)
156"A Whole New World"December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16)
167"Save the Palace"December 23, 2021 (2021-12-23)
178"(You Drive Me) Crazy"December 30, 2021 (2021-12-30)
189"Break Stuff"January 6, 2022 (2022-01-06)
1910"It Takes Two"January 13, 2022 (2022-01-13)

Season 3 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
201"An All Star Is Born"May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11)
212"You've Been Sabotaged!"May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11)
223"Treehouse of Horror"May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18)
234"She's Back!"May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
245"More Than Friends?"June 1, 2022 (2022-06-01)
256"Revenge Of The All Stars"June 8, 2022 (2022-06-08)
267"Let's Make A Deal"June 15, 2022 (2022-06-15)
278"Going Bananas"June 22, 2022 (2022-06-22)
289"Cheater! Cheater!"June 29, 2022 (2022-06-29)
2910"Coming For The Crown"July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06)

Season 4 (2024)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
301"A Sky Full of Stars"April 10, 2024 (2024-04-10)
312"You Won't Break My Soul"April 10, 2024 (2024-04-10)
323"True Colors"April 17, 2024 (2024-04-17)
334"Starget"April 24, 2024 (2024-04-24)
345"The Way You Make Me Steal"May 1, 2024 (2024-05-1)
356"Karma Maria"May 8, 2024 (2024-05-8)
367"Catch a Falling Star"May 15, 2024 (2024-05-15)
378"The Queen's Gambit"May 22, 2024 (2024-05-22)
389"Waiting For a Star to Fall"May 29, 2024 (2024-05-29)
3910"It Was a Good Jay"June 5, 2024 (2024-06-05)
4011"Live Free or Die Starred"June 12, 2024 (2024-06-12)
4112"Lone Star"June 19, 2024 (2024-06-19)

Season 5: Rivals (2025)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [12] Original release dateUS viewers
(millions)
421"A Star Studded Ar-Rival"January 29, 2025 (2025-1-29)0.31 [13]
432"Rivals on the Edge"February 5, 2025 (2025-2-5)0.25 [14]
443"Rivals in the Ruff"February 12, 2025 (2025-2-12)0.40 [15]
454"Ring Around the Rival"February 19, 2025 (2025-2-19)0.34 [16]
465"Tri–Rival Pursuit"February 26, 2025 (2025-2-26)0.36 [17]
476"A Star–Holder is Born"March 5, 2025 (2025-3-5)0.30 [18]
487"Old Friends, New Rivals"March 12, 2025 (2025-3-12)0.30
498"You D–Rival Me Crazy"March 19, 2025 (2025-3-19)TBD

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